Why Do Minorities Self Segregate

The topic of Self-Segregation and segregation in general has always been a debatable and sensitive topic to speak on. Self-Segregation is the separation of a religious or ethnic group from the rest of society in a state by the group itself. This could also mean inability for a normal social interaction and a form of social exclusion. As an African American student, I’ve been in situations where I did notice the division between minorities and whites in social settings predominantly in schools. Self- Segregation between minorities and whites has changing degrees and levels. I think the larger part of individuals who self-segregate do as such unintentionally. In school, for instance, minorities sit together at lunch since they are comfortable among their common peers they trust. The same goes for essentially any gathering, whether at school, work, or social events. We have a tendency to migrate towards in which we have things in common. The history of minorities and especially blacks has left an imprint on our generation stemming from segregation during the Civil Rights Movement.
While reading “Do Minorities and Whites self-segregate?” I have to agree with Beverly Daniel Tatum that black adolescents view themselves
Whites would depict themselves as "simply typical". They have no acknowledgment or awareness of the systemic superiority stood to them as a result of their race and view racism as just individual acts conferred by a couple of radicals. I do believe that in today’s time, more College settings can offer an option for Whites to move into the phase where there is recognition of racism and White advantage. Tatum states “During the encounter phase of racial identity development, when the search for identity leads towards cultural stereotypes and away from anything that might be associated with whiteness, academic performance often declines